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Brierley Hill Stadiu
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 50) Fitz Budge made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Brierley Hill getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Alec Houlahan hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Fitz Budge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Telford's Lance Apsden got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ian Bradfield during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Lance Apsden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Crispin Barber was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 15th minute, Rueben Tindale got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 18th minute of the match Lewis Driver shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Trevor Blackburn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fitz Budge struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Trevor Blackburn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brierley Hill. If Rueben Tindale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Telford booed when Brierley Hill was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rueben Tindale didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lance Apsden came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Telford fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lance Apsden couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Brierley Hill defense, Johnnie Howard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Crispin Barber. The Brierley Hill fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Crispin Barber should have stopped the shot. In the 35th match minute, Brierley Hill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Bradfield to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Brierley Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Lance Apsden came free, but Crispin Barber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnnie Howard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Crispin Barber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Lance Apsden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Telford were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Johnnie Howard made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Brierley Hill's zone, Lance Apsden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Crispin Barber came out of the goal and Lance Apsden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ian Bradfield got his second yellow card in the match during the 52nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 53rd minute, Ian Bradfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Johnnie Howard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lance Apsden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 played minutes Brierley Hill got a freekick which was hit by Alec Houlahan. Lance Apsden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Crispin Barber having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Brierley Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Johnnie Howard came free, but Crispin Barber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Brierley Hill's Max Boatman got a free kick in the 67th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Brierley Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Johnnie Howard came free, but Crispin Barber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Brierley Hill getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Max Boatman hit a great ball. If Lance Apsden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Johnnie Howard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Crispin Barber was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. If Rueben Tindale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Telford getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ty Cheetham hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lance Apsden got free with Crispin Barber in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Johnnie Howard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Crispin Barber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Crispin Barber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnnie Howard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.